IN RE JOSEPH M.

No. 5-08-0620.

939 N.E.2d 959 (2010)

In re JOSEPH M., Alleged to Be a Person Subject to Involuntary Admission to a Facility (The People of the State of Illinois, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Joseph M., Respondent-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Motion to Publish Granted December 9, 2010.

Opinion Filed December 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronique Baker , Director, Penelope S. Smith , Laurel W. Spahn , Barbara A. Goeben , Staff Attorneys, Legal Advocacy Service, Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Anna, IL, for Appellant.

Randall Rodewald , State's Attorney, Randolph County Courthouse, Chester, IL; Patrick Delfino , Director, Stephen E. Norris , Deputy Director, Kevin D. Sweeney , Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

The respondent, Joseph M., appeals an order finding him subject to an involuntary admission. He argues that (1) the State did not establish by clear and convincing evidence that he was subject to an involuntary admission, (2) the State did not establish that hospitalization was the least restrictive alternative for treatment, (3) the petition failed to comply with the statutory requirement...

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